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AC/DC - Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be

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HELL AIN'T A BAD PLACE TO BE
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 1977 Album LET THERE BE ROCK)
Words and Music by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Angus Young (Lead Guitar)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Malcolm Young (Rhythm Guitar)'
Intro
Q=128 1.,2.,3.
G5 D/F# G5 D/F# G5 A5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q W +W 4x
||--3----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-2-(2)--3--2--|----------|---------|| ||o-3----3-(3)--3--|-(3)-3-(3)--3--3--|----------|--------o|| ||--0----2-(2)--0--|-(0)-2-(2)--0--2--|-2--------|-(2)-----|| ||--0----0-(0)--0--|-(0)-0-(0)--0--0--|-2--------|-(2)-----|| ||o----------------|------------------|-0--------|-(0)----o|| ||--3----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-2-(2)--3--2--|----------|---------||

4.
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |----------|------------|------------|--------|

Pre-Verse
1.
A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6 A7A A7A
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E H E E E E H
||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o-------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|| ||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---|-5-7-7-7------|-5-7-7-7-------|| ||o-0---x-0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---|-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------||

|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E H E E E E H
||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o-------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------|| ||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---|-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------|| ||o-0-----0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---|-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------||

Verse 1
2.
A7A A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6
E E E E H E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------||--------------------|----------------| |--------------||o-------------------|----------------| |--------------||--------------------|----------------| |-5-7-7-7------||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---| |-0-0-0-0------||o-0---x-0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---| |--------------||--------------------|----------------|

|
| E E E E H E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------||--------------------|----------------| |--------------||o-------------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2------||--------------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2------||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---| |-0-0-0-0------||o-0-----0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---| |--------------||--------------------|----------------|

1.,2.,3. 4.
A7A A7A A7A A7A
E E E E H E E E E H 4x E E E E +H E E E E +H
|--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------o||----------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------| |-5-7-7-7------|-5-7-7-7-------||-5-7-7-7-(7)----|-5-7-7-7-(7)----| |-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o||-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----| |--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------|

|
| E E E E H E E E E H 4x E E E E +H E E E E +H
|--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------o||----------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------||-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------||-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o||-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----| |--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------|

Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5 D5
Gtrs I, II
H. +E E +W W E E E E +E Q.
|-------------3-|-(3)--------|----------|-3-3-3-3-(3)------| |-3-------(3)-3-|-(3)--------|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3----| |-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-2--------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-2----| |-0-------(0)-0-|-(0)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0----| |---------------|------------|----------|------------------| |-------------3-|-(3)--------|----------|-3-3-3-3-(3)------|

E A5 E G5
H. +E E +W H. +E E +W +W
|---------------|------------|-------------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |---------------|------------|-------------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |-1-------(1)-2-|-(2)--------|-1-------(1)-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |-2-------(2)-2-|-(2)--------|-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-2-------(2)---|------------|--------| |-0-------(0)---|------------|-0-------(0)-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----|

Pre-Verse
1.
A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6 A7A A7A
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E H E E E E H
||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o-------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|| ||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---|-5-7-7-7------|-5-7-7-7-------|| ||o-0---x-0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---|-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------||

|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E H E E E E H
||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o-------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------|| ||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---|-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------|| ||o-0-----0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---|-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------||

Verse 2
2.
A7A A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6
E E E E H E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------||--------------------|----------------| |--------------||o-------------------|----------------| |--------------||--------------------|----------------| |-5-7-7-7------||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---| |-0-0-0-0------||o-0---x-0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---| |--------------||--------------------|----------------|

|
| E E E E H E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------||--------------------|----------------| |--------------||o-------------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2------||--------------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2------||--5-----4-(4)---5---|---4----5---4---| |-0-0-0-0------||o-0-----0-(0)---0---|---0----0---0---| |--------------||--------------------|----------------|

1.,2.,3. 4.
A7A A7A A7A A7A
E E E E H E E E E H 4x E E E E +H E E E E +H
|--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------o||----------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------| |-5-7-7-7------|-5-7-7-7-------||-5-7-7-7-(7)----|-5-7-7-7-(7)----| |-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o||-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----| |--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------|

|
| E E E E H E E E E H 4x E E E E +H E E E E +H
|--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------o||----------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------||-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-2-2-------||-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0------o||-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----| |--------------|---------------||----------------|----------------|

Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5 D5
Gtrs I, II
H. +E E +W W E E E E +E Q.
|-------------3-|-(3)--------|----------|-3-3-3-3-(3)------| |-3-------(3)-3-|-(3)--------|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3----| |-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-2--------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-2----| |-0-------(0)-0-|-(0)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0----| |---------------|------------|----------|------------------| |-------------3-|-(3)--------|----------|-3-3-3-3-(3)------|

E A5 E G5
H. +E E +W H. +E E +W +W
|---------------|------------|-------------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |---------------|------------|-------------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |-1-------(1)-2-|-(2)--------|-1-------(1)-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |-2-------(2)-2-|-(2)--------|-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-2-------(2)---|------------|--------| |-0-------(0)---|------------|-0-------(0)-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----|

Guitar Solo
A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-----------------|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-----------------|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

|
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-5-----4-----5---|---4------5----------4---------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0-------0-------0-------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------|

A
~~~~~~~~~~~~PM--| ~
|-3-|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E +Q H +E S S S E E
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------5-(5)b5.5---|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------5-(5)b5.5---|-------------------7b9-7-| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---5-(5)b5.5---|-7-------(7)-0h5h7-------| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------|-------------------------| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------|-------------------------|

|
| PM----------| PM-----------|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---------------------|-2-2-2-2-----------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2---------------------|-2-2-2-2-----------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-0--0------0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0-----0---0-| |-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/hell_aint_a_bad_place_to_be_tab_ver_7.html )
A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6
~ ~~~~~~~~
|-3-|
+Q E E +Q E E +E S S S S S S S E E E E
|-------------------------|-------5---5-------------------| |-------------------------|-------5-8-5---5---------------| |-(7)---7b9-7-(7)---7b9-7-|-(7)-7-------7---5---7-5b5.5---| |-------------------------|-------------------7---------7-| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|

|
| PM| PM-| PM--| PM--| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |--5--------4-------5-----|-----4-------------5---4-------| |--0--0-0---0--0--0-0---0-|--0--0---0---0-----0-0-0-----0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|

A
Q E E +E E E E
|----------------------------------| |--------8b10==(8)r-8b10-8b10-8b10-| |----------------------------------| |-7\-------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|

|
| PM------------|

| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-------------------------| |-0--0-0-0------0---0----0----0----| |----------------------------------|

A
~~~~~
E Q. +E +E E S S
|-------------------------x-x-x-| |-8b10-8b10======(8)r(8)\-x-x-x-| |-------------------------x-x-x-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|

|
| PM--------|

| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-2----2-----2-2----------------| |-2----2-----2-2----------------| |-0----0-----0-0--0---0---0-0---| |-------------------------------|

A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6
E E Q E E Q E E Q E Q E
|-x-----------------------|--------------------------| |-x-10-10\-------10-10\---|-----10-10\---/10-10---12-| |-x----------/11----------|-/11----------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|

|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM-| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5--------4---------5----|------4---------5----4----| |-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0-|---0--0--0--0---0--0-0--0-| |-------------------------|--------------------------|

A
~~ ~~
+Q Q +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(12)---12---(12)r12\---13b15==|=(13)r---13-10-(10)-10\---15b17-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|
| PM-------| PM-------|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---2--2--2-2-------------------|---2---2--2--2------------------| |---2--2--2-2-------------------|---2---2--2--2------------------| |---0--0--0-0---0---0--0--0-----|---0---0--0--0---0---0--0--0----| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

A7 A6 A7
~~~~
+Q +Q +Q E +S S
|---------------------------------| |-(15)---(15)---(15)---15r(15)p13-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|

|
| PM| PM-| PM
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---5---------4---------5---------| |---0--0---0--0---0--0--0---0-----| |---------------------------------|

A6 A7 A6
Q E E +E E E E
|---------15--------------15--------------| |-15b17------15b17==(15)r----15b17-15b17==| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|

|
| PM PM| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-------4-------------5-------4-----------| |--0----0--0--0-------0----0--0-----0-----| |-----------------------------------------|

A
~~~~ ~~~~~~
+Q. +E +E Q E H +E +E E E
|---------------------------15-|---------------------------15b17==| |-(15)-----(15)r(15)-15b17-----|-15b17========(15)r(15)\----------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|
| E E E E +H E E E E +H
|------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---2--2-2---2---(2)-----------|--2-----2-2-2--(2)----------------| |---2--2-2---2---(2)-----------|--2-----2-2-2--(2)----------------| |---0--0-0---0---(0)-----------|--0-----0-0-0--(0)----------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------------|

A
+Q E E +E +E +E E
|-(15)r---15b17-15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)-----| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------(0)-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|

|
| E E E E +H
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |---2---2--2-----2------(2)---------------| |---2---2--2-----2------(2)---------------| |---0---0--0-----0------(0)---------------| |-----------------------------------------|

H.=H
2/4
Q E E +H +W W H
|-15b17---15b17-15b17==(15)----|-(15)r--------|------------|--------| |------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------| |------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------| |------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------| |------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------| |------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------|

|
| E E E E +H +W +W +H
|------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------| |------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------| |--2----2--2-----2------(2)----|--(2)---------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |--2----2--2-----2------(2)----|--(2)---------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |--0----0--0-----0------(0)----|--(0)---------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |------------------------------|--------------|------------|--------|

Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5 D5
4/4
Gtrs I, II
H. +E E +W W E E E E +E Q.
|-------------3-|-(3)--------|----------|-3-3-3-3-(3)------| |-3-------(3)-3-|-(3)--------|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3----| |-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-2--------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-2----| |-0-------(0)-0-|-(0)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0----| |---------------|------------|----------|------------------| |-------------3-|-(3)--------|----------|-3-3-3-3-(3)------|

E A5 E G5
H. +E E +W H. E E +W
|---------------|------------|-----------3-|-(3)----| |---------------|------------|-----------3-|-(3)----| |-1-------(1)-2-|-(2)--------|-1-------0-0-|-(0)----| |-2-------(2)-2-|-(2)--------|-2-------0-0-|-(0)----| |-2-------(2)-0-|-(0)--------|-2-----------|--------| |-0-------(0)---|------------|-0---------3-|-(3)----|

Outro
Q=128 1.,2.,3.
A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6 A7A5 A7A5
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM PM PM----| PM----|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||--5-----4-----5---|---4-----5---4---|-5-7-7-7---------|-5-7-7-7-----------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||

|
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM--| PM| PM PM PM----| PM----|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-----------|| ||--5-----4-----5---|---4-----5---4---|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-----------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||

4.
A7A5 A7A5
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |-5-7-7-7-(7)----|-5-7-7-7-(7)----| |-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----| |----------------|----------------|

|
| E E E E +H E E E E +H
|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----| |----------------|----------------|

rall. Q=80 a tempo Q=128
A7A5 A7A5
E E E E +H E E E E +H +H. +E S S E E Q H
|----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------*| |----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------*| |----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------*| |-5-7-7-7-(7)----|-5-7-7-7-(7)----|-(7)------(7)-7-7-|-7-----------*| |-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-(0)------(0)-0-0-|-0-----------*| |----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------*|

|
| E E E E +H E E E E +H +H. +E S S E E Q H
|----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------*| |----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------*| |-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-(2)------(2)-2-2-|-2-----------*| |-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-(2)------(2)-2-2-|-2-----------*| |-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-(0)------(0)-0-0-|-0-----------*| |----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------*|

Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------

h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------

| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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